2009 Family Weekend Events
Friday, October 2nd
8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Hospitality/Registration Center open
Murray-Herrick Campus Center Rm 101
Dean of Students Office
Be sure to stop by so that you can receive the final and complete schedule of events. Even if you aren’t planning on attending any specific events, stop by the hospitality table to pick up materials we’ll be providing for all families.
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Experience Academic Life at St. Thomas
Visit a classroom with your son or daughter. Most regularly scheduled classes are open and you are encouraged to attend them with your students. Encourage your student to ask their instructor before you visit, to ensure there is space in the classroom.
8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
St. Thomas Bookstore open
Lower level, Murray-Herrick Campus Center
Enjoy a 15% discount on UST apparel. The bookstore is also open on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
12 p.m.
UST Alumni Association First Friday Luncheon Series
Nicollet Island Pavilion, 40 Power Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Speaker: Doug Kelley, Attorney and court-appointed receiver for the Petters Group companies.
Join us at this year's kickoff luncheon of the First Friday Speaker Series as we welcome Doug Kelley and learn more about Petters' alleged Ponzi scheme and its implications. Kelley's background includes the positions of chief of staff for former Sen. Dave Durenberger and chairman of the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board during the Ventura administration. He currently is partner and president of Kelley & Wolter, P.A.
Tickets required. Cost is $25.00.
4-5:15 p.m.
Family Discussion – Career Development in Difficult Economic Times
Room 155, Murray-Herrick Campus Center
In these uncertain economic times, parents may find themselves going through job transitions. Members of the Career Development Center will provide a workshop for parents for taking the next steps.
5:30-7 p.m.
Multicultural Student Services Family Reception
Room 304, Murray-Herrick Campus Center
Please join staff and students from Multicultural Student Services for our Family Weekend reception.
7 p.m.
Jerry Greenfield
OEC Auditorium
Jerry Greenfield and his long-time friend and business partner Ben Cohen are the men behind one of the most talked-about, and least conventional, success stories in American business. Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., Greenfield has helped to build a store front venture into a $300 million ice cream empire by making social responsibility and creative management strengths instead of weaknesses.
With his best seller, Ben & Jerry's Double-Dip: Lead with Your Values and Make Money, Too (co-authored with Cohen), Greenfield created both a nuts-and-bolts guidebook to the promise and pitfalls of "values-led" business, and an inspiring wake-up call about the growing international influence of the "socially conscience" or "mission driven" corporation.
Bringing all of this to life at the lecture podium, Greenfield's presentation delivers a rousing tribute to America's entrepreneurial spirit, full of anecdotes and radical business philosophy. It also addresses the great sense of fun that is the company's hallmark.
This lecture is free and sponsored by University Lectures Committee
9 p.m.
International Game Night
Scooter’s, Lower level Murray-Herrick Campus Center
Join us for a fun night of learning about one another through games. Scooters will offer specials just for us! Sponsored by the Office of International Student Services, CultureLink Program, ELS Language Centers and the Globally Minded Student Association (GMSA).
Saturday, October 3rd
8 a.m.
2K Fun Run/Walk
Meet at the O'Shaughnessy stadium west of Murray-Herrick Campus Center
Sponsored by STAR and the Box Office & Expeditions. A free T-shirt will be given to all participants.
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
St. Thomas Bookstore open
Lower level, Murray-Herrick Campus Center
Enjoy a 15% discount on UST apparel.
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
A Tradition of Academic Excellence, lectures from faculty
McNeely Hall
Dr. Shelly Nordtorp-Madson, Art History
(Un)learning the Medieval: How Popular Culture Confuses Our Understanding of the Middle Ages
It is not unusual for people to base their knowledge of past periods on depictions they have seen in art, on television, in movies, or have read about in literature. There have been no fewer than 55 movies and television productions about Robin Hood — a person who never existed. This lecture seeks to dispel some of the myths we take for granted and show them as products of their own times — and at the same time, give a real idea of the culture of the Medieval period.
Dr. Barbara Gorski, Opus College of Business
BUSN 200: Business Learning through Service
Based upon the foundation of Catholic Social Teachings, the Opus College of Business provides a structured opportunity for all undergraduate business students to be engaged in 40 hours of service and learning in our communities. Learn more about this exciting graduation requirement in which students have collectively completed over 800,000 hours of service locally and in 19 countries. You will leave inspired by the depth of commitment and learning undertaken by students in BUSN200!
Dr. Bernard Brady, Theology
The Bridge Course as the Culmination of the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum
The “Bridge Course,” as the third course in the Faith and the Catholic Tradition sequence, provides an opportunity for students to draw upon their entire program of studies. Serving as the culminating point for the curriculum, the Bridge Course prepares students to build connections between their studies in the liberal arts and the broader world for which their St. Thomas education has prepared them. A principal concern of the course is to guide students toward experiencing a sense of vocation in their professional, familial, and social lives through courses such as “Christian Faith and Management,” “Theology and the Biomedical Revolution,” and “Christian Faith and the Legal Profession.” Dr. Brady will provide an overview of this important new component of the curriculum.
Dr. Paul Lorah, Geography
Environmental Studies at the University of St. Thomas
Drawing upon his course titled “Humans and the Environment,” Paul Lorah will provide an overview of the interdisciplinary programs in Environmental Studies and Environmental Sciences offered to undergraduates at St. Thomas. The Environmental Studies program transmits an understanding of environmental problems and their complexities, and seeks to motivate productive responses to those problems, both vocational and avocational. The Environmental Sciences program focuses on solving environmental problems that lie at the interface between biology, geology, and chemistry.
11 a.m.
Men's Varsity Soccer vs. Hamline
South Field
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Annual Parent Network Brat & Chili Fest
Upper Quad
Join the Parent Network and members of the UST administration for a Family Weekend tradition. Meet our mascot Tommie and enjoy the festive atmosphere, good company and great food. Tickets required.
1 p.m.
UST Varsity Football Game vs. Gustavus Adolphus College
Stadium
Admission is free for UST students, faculty, and staff. Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for non-UST students (age 5 and under free).
Help cheer on the Tommies and support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Up ‘til Dawn is a student run organization on campus that raises money for the hospital. They will be collecting donations and selling bracelets to help the kids and families of St. Jude. Last year, St. Thomas was fifth in the nation for our fundraising efforts and raised over $88,000. Look for their table at the game to donate and learn more about Up ‘til Dawn and how to help the kids of St. Jude.
2 p.m.
Women's Varsity Soccer vs. UW-Stevens Point
South Field
5-8 p.m.
Fall Art Tour: Multi-Campus Art Gallery Tour
O’Shaughnessy Educational Center Lobby Gallery
This multi-campus Art Tour will offer free shuttles between Augsburg College, Bethel College, College of Visual Arts, Concordia University, Macalester College, Nash Gallery U of M, Northwestern College, St. Catherine University and University of St. Thomas. For more information on the exhibitions and bus schedules visit the website: www.stkate.edu/fallarttour or call (651) 962-5560.
5:30 p.m.
Mass
Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas
8:00 p.m.
Tonic Sol Fa Concert
OEC Auditorium 
Although they are simply four voices and a tambourine, Tonic Sol-Fa has spent the past several years on the road carving its niche as the Midwest’s top vocal group. The New York Times described Tonic Sol-Fa’s sound as “a vocal kaleidoscope-unique to the human voice.” Part spontaneous interaction and part inventive production, a Tonic Sol-Fa performance usually includes impromptu performances from audience members and it always showcases an all vocal sound.
Sunday, October 4th
8 a.m.
Twin Cities Marathon
The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon route passes right by our campus! For more information, visit http://www.mtcmarathon.org.
9 a.m.
Mass
Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas
Handbell Choir performing.
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Family Weekend Brunch
Student Dining Room, Murray-Herrick Campus Center
Enter from the north side of the student cafeteria. Tickets required.
11 a.m.
Mass
Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas
Liturgical Choir performing.
